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Silvio Rodríguez

1946 - Today

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Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez (born 29 November 1946) is a Cuban musician, and leader of the Nueva Trova movement. He is widely considered as Cuba's best folk singer and arguably one of Latin America's greatest singer-songwriters. Known for his intellectual, highly eloquent and symbolic lyrics, his songs are iconic elements of Latin American left-leaning popular culture. Many of his songs have become classics in Latin American music, such as "Ojalá", "Playa Girón", "Unicornio", "Sueño con Serpientes", "Vamos a andar," and "La maza". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Silvio Rodríguez is the 608th most popular singer (down from 547th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 51st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Cuban Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Silvio Rodríguez ranks 608 out of 4,381. Before him are Mohammed Rafi, Howlin' Wolf, Manuel García, Tim Staffell, Leo Nucci, and Doro. After him are Michael Kiske, Richard Tucker, J-Hope, Mísia, Al Green, and Julie d'Aubigny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Silvio Rodríguez ranks 271. Before him are Renzo Zorzi, Marián Čalfa, Frank Welker, Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Andrzej Seweryn, and Steve Kanaly. After him are Tyne Daly, Al Green, Henryk Kasperczak, Udo Lindenberg, Francesco Montenegro, and Arnoldo Alemán.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Silvio Rodríguez ranks 54 out of 300. Before him are Juan García Rodríguez (1948), Ernesto Lecuona (1895), José-Maria de Heredia (1842), Juanita Castro (1933), Bebo Valdés (1918), and Arnaldo Ochoa (1930). After him are Camila Cabello (1997), Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1936), Rubén González (1919), Mongo Santamaría (1917), Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1899), and María Conchita Alonso (1957).

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Among SINGERS In Cuba

Among singers born in Cuba, Silvio Rodríguez ranks 7. Before him are Gloria Estefan (1957), Celia Cruz (1925), Ibrahim Ferrer (1927), Rita Marley (1946), Omara Portuondo (1930), and Pérez Prado (1916). After him are Camila Cabello (1997), Mongo Santamaría (1917), Laurel Aitken (1927), Pablo Milanés (1943), Benny Moré (1919), and Olga Guillot (1922).

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